There's a good reason to cut back on red meat, finds new research. Here are 5 tasty ways to do it.

There’s a scary reason you might want to put down that burger, toss the salami sandwich, and say sayonara to bacon. Eating a single serving of red meat per day may raise the risk of early death, according to recent research from the Harvard School of Public Health.

The study followed more than 120,000 American men and women for 22 years and linked daily consumption of unprocessed red meat (like hamburger, pork, and lamb) with a 13 percent increase in mortality risk. And it gets worse. Eating processed meat—such as bacon, salami, and hot dogs—raises the mortality risk even more, up to 20 percent.

Pepperoni Pizza: Toss the meat lovers pie for our Mediterranean Pizza loaded with mouthwatering veggies like artichoke hearts, roasted peppers, and spinach. And it's less than 300 calories a serving!

Pasta with Meat Sauce: No one will ask—or care—where the beef is with this delicious Pasta Puttanesca. It’s packed with olives and other veggies to give your pasta that same satisfying feeling, sans the meat.